How could "Hit Me" have possibly ignored Roxette? 16 years later, "The Look" still sounds better than 90% of today's top 40 radio swill. It would also have been nice to see Fine Young Cannibals doing "She Drives Me Crazy," if only to hear whether or not Roland Gift can still hit those sky high falsetto notes.

Ditto all of them! A-Ha is touring in Scandinavia, so it wouldn't be difficult to get them all together again.

Actually, a-ha is still busy recording albums and playing to sold-out arenas internationally. So I doubt they'd stoop to doing a campy retro show in the States. (by the way.... their recent stuff is fantastic....and altogether different from the early stuff).

As for other bands/singers mentioned above.....aside from the dead ones, obviously (i.e. Falco, Holly "Frankie" Johnson of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, etc.)....a lot of them would be great. Gee.....I remember seeing so many of them perform live during the 80's.

Let's see....

-- The Clash at NY's Shea Stadium (opening for the Who)

-- Madness at a gig in London

-- Big Country at a WNEW-fm X-mas concert at Madison Square Garden

-- Duran Duran at MSG

-- Thompson Twins at the Beacon Theater in NYC

-- INXS at the Beacon Theater

-- Billy Idol at the Beacon Theater

-- New Order, Gene Loves Jezebel, and Echo & The Bunnymen together at an outdoor gig in Phoenix, AZ

My votes, in terms of cheese factor and potential entertainment value would have to include the Bay City Rollers, Sugar Hill Gang, Madness, Men Without Hats (but they'd have to bring the dancing midgets), Dexie's Midnight Runners (I think that was the name - the "Come On, Eileen" guys). In the "Artsy-Fartsy, Teen-Aged Angst" category, my nominations include Love & Rockets, Psychedelic Furs, and REM.

Oh, and on a serious note, I would LOVE to see Blondie!

REM???? I can't believe you put REM in the same category!

I thought Animotion was super cheezy last night. I found them super cheezy then, and so much so now. You may replace a few of your selections with Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Billy Ocean, Tom Waits, Rockwell, Samantha Fox, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Rick Astley, Air Supply, Glen Medeiros, Menudo...oh..and Rico Suave!